(Jacquelyn Martin/AP)The Democratic Party has selected Milwaukee as the site of its 2020 nominating convention, choosing a key battleground state that President Trump narrowly and unexpectedly carried in 2016. [Democrats announce 2020 convention date and narrow down possible sites]“I’ve heard people say the Midwest is the Rust Belt,” Perez said at Monday’s event. It’s a five-alarm blaze.”The Democratic convention is scheduled for July 13-16, 2020. “A Milwaukee convention would send a strong message to the nation that winning America’s heartland is a priority in the 2020 election cycle and beyond,” the senators wrote. “I am so excited that Milwaukee, Wisconsin, has won the bid to be the site of the 2020 Democratic National Convention,” Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) said in a video distributed on Twitter.

Source: Washington Post March 11, 2019 15:10 UTC